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Melting Slicks
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High HP guys inside please!
Which tire is the best for traction on the street for an 18x10.5 inch rim? I don't care about price or longevity. I am upping the boost on my car and adding alky and am going to be pushing around 660 at the wheels. The car has a 3.73 gear in it as well. Thanks for any help. I would really like to hear from personal experience!
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Well, I've used Nitto's, BFG's, and MT DR's and obviously MT DR's are the best for strictly traction, however they haven't come out w/them yet in 18" that I'm aware of. Right now I'm using nitto DR's and I love them. I'm a little over 800rwhp at the wheels, so nothing holds all the way up to 4th gear, but I've been extremely pleased w/the nitto's. I can't feel much of a drop in performance compared to the 18" bfg's. I went through probably 6 sets of bfg's in 2 years driving the car all the time and driving it hard. They'd last a good 3k miles w/a couple trips to the track. The nittos have been to the track once and have 3k miles on them and look almost like new. For the money, I'd go w/nitto's, but the bfg's are just a tad better for traction
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BFG's for me too.
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Got some Nitto DRs for the street but they don't last for chit. They hook great! However, my KDW2s hooked ok but last 10 times as long. I will go back with those tires. Of course, I tend to light 'em up a lot.
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Melting Slicks
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I think I am going to give the BFG's a try. One last question, how do they compare to the 555 R II in wet weather? I don't plan on having the car out in the rain but you never know! My R II's handled just fine...
